Re: [boost] python::numpy not built on windows binary installers

Subject: Re: [boost] python::numpy not built on windows binary installers
From: Tom Kent (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-06-25 22:04:50

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 3:00 PM, Nicholas Devenish via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I just downloaded the windows boost binaries from
> https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.67.0/binaries/, linked from
> the boost downloads page. They are missing the boost_numpy library.
> This (silently) doesn't build if the python installation that boost
> finds is missing numpy.
>
> This is listed as "Third Party" so apologies if this is the wrong
> place to report it - but it's not clear from the page who makes them.
> I also couldn't find any mention of this, so don't know if it's a
> deliberate exclusion.
>
> Nick
>

I'll see if I can get numpy into the python release that is used to build
the windows binaries for the next release. In the meantime, your best bet
is to build from source on a machine with numpy correctly setup.

Tom